World's First Color Moving Pictures Discovered

BoxRec writes "The BBC is reporting newly-discovered films made by pioneer Edward Raymond Turner from London, who patented his colour process on 22 March 1899." When Turner invented his process, though, existing projection systems weren't up to it; to see the discovered footage, British archivists digitized the film for computer playback. When you're used to old films being both black and white and jerky, it's amazing to see it in color and (relatively) smooth.

Forgotten Silver

[oneiros27]

1899? That'd be even earlier than Colin McKenzie's film, which I believe was 1911 ... I'd have to rewatch Forgotten Silver to confirm it, though.

Re:And when you're used to modern video...

[Anonymous Coward]

Funny... works fine on my Linux box :P

Second, actually

[ThatsNotPudding]

He made one even earlier of a mouse piloting a steamboat, but that one was lost in a mysterious fire...